Launch of National Knife Crime Centre

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Is this a knife I see before me? Or is it something else?   Am I being duped and taken for a fool? But, nobody will bother me now! I'm ready...!   I don't think this is right.   Either way, I'm asking for trouble?   Will anybody else listen?	Should I risk trying to buy a knife? How? Shop, or online? Do I look 18? I've seen the signs by the tills. Can I pass as an 18 year old? Should I pick it up and take it? Or, do I leave it exactly where it is hidden?
Do I really need a knife,  because he/she/they have one? Can I ask a friend? My cousin? No they'd grass on me. Could I pay that 5th year? Ben Kinsella Trust	NATIONAL CENTRE FOR KNIFE CRIME   Ronan's Law   ITV News [UK] - 'Bereaved families welcome launch  of national knife crime centre'

My sources: BBC Radio 4 'Today' 2nd April 2026.

Previously: 'crime' : 'knives' : 'law'

Knife crime: treat as a 'disease'.. (in Hodges' model!)

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Individual Human Rights  Self - IDENTITY Vulnerability - Influence of others?  Motivation, Anger, Impulsivity Schools - bag searches public MENTAL health Character; Values Self-esteem, responsibility, resilience 'Kids with attitude' (great)? 'Kids with attitude' (problem)?	D   disease models  A                           T                    Public Health  A             Violence: stabbing, slashing  T        Access to weapons inc. kitchen knives  R            Weapon concealment on person  A                            Metal detectors  C    of individuals
peer GANGS groups belonging social cohesion - social integration Family structures 'Friends and Family' 'Friends as Family' Social services: housing, education, community centers, community workers 'Moral Panics'? Victim's family - aftermath COMMUNITY	K    and groups  I                   Youth Services - Funding  N               'Global' action - All Together  G                          Chicago - Glasgow "STOP & SEARCH"           Public Health approach to policing violence School (exclusion, impact of) Knife crime: Policy, Home Secretary   'Strong ENFORCEMENT' Strategy - Early Intervention  POLICING           legal advocates

See also:

BBC Radio 4 - Moral Maze 13 March 'Moral Panics'

My source:

Various including: @rydermc "Not a sticking plaster" on https://www.tortoisemedia.com/

 https://twitter.com/rydermc/status/1104706208630489089

David Gillanders